by alaskabusiness | Jan 24, 2020 | Telecom & Tech
GCI crews recently finished upgrading equipment at forty-two microwave sites in Western Alaska to bring more capacity to the region and enable GCI to better manage and optimize network traffic.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 9, 2020 | Alaska Native, Government, News, Transportation
After a year of partnership and coordination, the State of Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles and Bristol Bay Native Corporation announced the first mobile DMV in Alaska.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 14, 2019 | Alaska Native, News
Sitnasuak Native Corporation recently held its forty-sixth annual meeting. Shareholders gathered in Nome to celebrate the corporation’s successes, hear reports, share questions or comments, and vote on three board of directors.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 7, 2019 | News, Nonprofits
The Native Village of Hooper Bay and RurAL CAP)will open a women’s domestic violence shelter in the Hooper Bay sub-region in early 2020 as a result of extensive collaboration with community stakeholders.
by alaskabusiness | May 23, 2019 | Fisheries, Mining, Monitor
New protection measures for crab and salmon will restrict timing, depth, and locations of mining operations in Norton Sound.
by alaskabusiness | Apr 15, 2019 | Alaska Native, Featured, News, Nonprofits
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) kicked off the tenth round of its popular People Propel program this past month following the Board of Directors’ approval of the $1.5 million budget for this year’s program.
by alaskabusiness | Mar 22, 2019 | Education, News, Science
Cape Espenberg is an eyebrow of sand, driftwood, and low plants on the northeast corner of the Seward Peninsula. It is now quiet except for the swish of the wind through cottongrass and the songs of birds, but archaeologists have found a large village site there.
by alaskabusiness | Mar 19, 2019 | Alaska Native, News
With the approval of an extra $330,000 in spending at its March meeting, the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) Board of Directors finalized its annual community benefits budget with over $18 million in projects set for 2019.
by alaskabusiness | Feb 21, 2019 | Finance, Monitor
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) is continuing its partnership with the Alaska Business Development Center (ABDC) to provide free tax return assistance to residents of the CVRF region through ABDC’s volunteer tax and loan program.